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ALC033-059-077-079-083-221000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

955 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 400 AM CST



* AT 955 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL     

  WAS OCCURRING ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS    

  DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM ONE HALF TO ONE   

  AND ONE HALF INCHES. HEAVY RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS  

  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL      

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY      

  HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ARDMORE...ATHENS...CHEROKEE...COURTLAND...FLORENCE...KILLEN...

  LEIGHTON...LEXINGTON...LITTLEVILLE...MOULTON...MUSCLE SHOALS...

  NORTH COURTLAND...PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...ROGERSVILLE...

  RUSSELLVILLE...SHEFFIELD...TOWN CREEK...TUSCUMBIA...

  UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE AND BELGREEN



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATERS



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3500 8817 3432 8815 3432 8713 3467 8711

          3459 8681 3499 8677 3502 8696 3504 8749

          3502 8790



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